What Was Your Work Out Today?
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I actually have a rest day today. But since I have a VR headset, I’ve been doing the FITXR workout boxing routines and Beat Saber. It is fun and gets me moving for an hour every evening. I’m sore and losing weight, so that’s a good thing!3
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A rest day would have been fine, but we've got a crazy ice storm coming. I'll hole up at home until... possibly Wednesday, but for sure until late Sunday. I'm hoping power doesn't go out, and if it does, it comes back on quickly. I hope I don't lose to many limbs off trees. I parked my vehicles off the street to minimize the chances of doofuses crashing into them even on my quiet little dead-end residential street.
I digress.
I got another strength workout today, just all the regular stuff, and it kicked my butt. A rest day would have been good, but I'm about to get a few in a row. I might go out for a walk if it's safe. They are expecting accumulations of maybe a half inch or inch of snow and sleet and maybe a third inch of ice from freezing rain. Freezing rain is the WORST.2 -
Thursday:
Weights: Upper Hypertrophy
Incline Bench Press 3x10
DB Bench Press 3x10
BB Row 4x10
Pulldown 3x10 (1 set each hands over, under, neutral-grip)
Face Pull 3x10
Cable Lateral Raise 3x10
Preacher Curl 3x10 (3-second negatives)
Cable Pushdown 3x10 (3-second negatives)
Perloff Press 3x15sec
Friday:
Weights: Lower Hypertrophy
Squats 4x15
BB Step-Ups 3x12
Leg Extension 3x12
Lying Leg Curl 3x12
Calves Extend 4x15
Roman Chair Knee-Ups 4x152 -
Skipped working out yesterday for no good reason.
Today, rowing machine, the 3 x 2k with 2' row out/in between, and 3' CD after. 2k pieces at paces 2:31.7, 2:28.3, 2:26.5, all averaging 18spm. Total 6,835m in 36:54, 5:52 Z4, 19:19 Z3, remainder below.
Followed that with a very slow, still very light mostly upper-push dumbbell circuit.
Earlier, I did a set of cautious, conservative chair squats with a body bar (I think it's only 18 pounds) to see how my balance felt. I don't have a safe setup at home for heavy squats, and I'm leery of them anyway because my knees are (expletive deleted).2 -
Nice 4.5 mile walk during a pause in the freezing rain in the nice 22-degree weather down by the river, through the woods, around the sports fields, through the cemetery, and up the street and around back to my house.
Soup time!2 -
Not about exercise, but my absence from this lovely board: as many of you know, I pulled a leg muscle this past summer, kept putting off getting PT, and also my work schedule doubled. Then . . .
12/19: routine colonoscopy reveals: a big tumor
12/21: surgery to remove said tumor (determined to be a Stage 2 but surgeon thinks he got all of it)
1/24: PET Scan scheduled
mid-to-late Feb: starting 6 months of chemo pills to prevent colon cancer from ever coming back
I'm only doing short walks with the dog for now, but when I'm up to it I am getting back in the gym--at least the pool.
If you are 45 or over, get a colonoscopy!! The procedure was not a big deal at all and probably saved my life. I'm thankful the guidelines here in the US dropped from age 50 to 45 this past year, or I wouldn't have been eligible (for insurance to pay).5 -
Mostly snow shoveling, but only for an hour and 46 minutes: Part way through my nice neighbor Bob (age 80) got home and came over with his mini-tractor-mounted snow blower and made short work of the parts of my driveway/walk that weren't done yet but that the tractor could handle. I had already done a big chunk of the road end including the berm of icy road-plow residue blocking the end of my drive, then did the small bits that the tractor wasn't good for.
It wasn't nearly as much snow as threatened/promised, only about maybe 3 inches rather than the 5+ that was the upper forecast. The underside of the driveway snow was ice from being against the asphalt (holds daytime radiant heat so melts the first snow) and the upper layer was wet/heavy. Daytime temp was mid-20s F but quite windy. Expected to be in single digits F later this week (for highs), well below zero C of course, and windy. We may get another few inches of snow tonight, but I'm hoping not super much.
Then I did a mere 2k on the stationary bike with a 2 minute CD, a little faster than usual pace on the 2k since short (125W average). I signed up for a C2 January challenge, but at the lame end of the options, since the tougher ones didn't mesh well with my workout plans for the month. The easy one is 500m minimum at least 20 days in January, bike, row, or skierg. I'll greatly exceed meters-wise, but I need to not skip too many days and screw up even the easy challenge.
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Mostly snow shoveling....
That's one of the few things I miss about living in northern Utah. Rarely have to do it here. If it snows, it usually doesn't last long, and most people just let it melt. Today is different - sleet covered with freezing rain. A shovel won't do anything. Plows won't clear the road. It's just thick ice, but at least since it was also sleeting there's some "texture" and it's not glare ice. I am sure they'll spread sand tonight.
Normally it's just rain here. Rain rain rain. Gray days and rain. Then we get some drizzle, then some showers, maybe a sun break, then rain. Well, that's just on Wednesday.
It makes rivers flow.
It makes forests grow.
And we don't have to shovel it!
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Upper Power
Bench Press 5x5
Cable Row 5x5
Machine Decline Press 5x5
Machine High Row 5x5
Seated BB OHP 5x5
Cable Woodchoppers 3x10 (High, Cross, Low)2 -
Location, location, location. The wind howls down the hill I live at the bottom of, tends to swirl at my house. My front door faces north, so my driveway and sidewalk are in permanent shadow at this time of year, so anytime there's snow I'm out shoveling. Meanwhile my neighbor across the street faces south, so the rare few times he actually has any snow actually land on his property from the wind, the sun melts it clean off by noon the next day without him lifting a finger.2
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Been doing walks even with the ice. It was slicker yesterday. My trekking poles were in the back seat of my car. Somehow I was able to get in and grab them along with some water bottles (they weren't frozen yet - those insulated bottles are awesome) and a Luci Light (for the NEXT time we lose power) and did a walk elsewhere. I got to walk through some of the camps where people who don't have a roof to stay under are camping. It must be awful.
Today the sun is out, but it's cold. I have a phone interview in a few minutes, and then I'll go for a walk to enjoy the blue sky and white ground.3 -
I am restricted in time as I work 9-5 and not social hours. To ensure consistency I am following a triathlon plan with Trainerroad. If I don't die during any of the sessions I will let you know how I am getting on. Best wishes to everyone.3
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I got back to the gym today for the first time since my colon cancer diagnosis on Dec. 19th (and surgery the 21st). I walked on the treadmill for just over half an hour at 3.0 mph. Was it a bit discouraging to be so slow after doing a triathlon several months ago? Yes--but I'm not going to stop.3
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Today I did a 6km walk and tris and bi’s at the gym
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Growingannanas kickboxing, live strength with CDornerfitness at 8am and then her live step at 11.2
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Rowing machine, 3 x 2k, 2' row-out/drink/row-in between, 3' CD. 2:26.9 average pace, 19spm, 10:42 Z4, 16:59 Z3, remainder below. 7039 total meters. Then a dumbbell circuit, mostly upper push, still light weight but slightly heavier light this time. 2
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Lower Power
Rack Pull 5x5
BB Hip Thrust 5x5
One-Leg Press 5x5 <superset> Leg Press Calf Extend 5x15
Cable Crunch 4x102 -
DiscusTank5 wrote: »Was it a bit discouraging to be so slow after doing a triathlon several months ago? Yes--but I'm not going to stop.
And THAT is the spirit that allows you to complete triathlons in the first place!2 -
I am restricted in time as I work 9-5 and not social hours. To ensure consistency I am following a triathlon plan with Trainerroad. If I don't die during any of the sessions I will let you know how I am getting on. Best wishes to everyone.
Welcome to the group. Great idea to follow a training plan. I've used Trainerroad's cycling workouts in the past and found them very helpful. You will get definitely stronger on the bike if you simply follow their plans for the duration of the program. How long is the program you're following? (12 weeks?)1 -
DiscusTank5 wrote: »I got back to the gym today for the first time since my colon cancer diagnosis on Dec. 19th (and surgery the 21st). I walked on the treadmill for just over half an hour at 3.0 mph. Was it a bit discouraging to be so slow after doing a triathlon several months ago? Yes--but I'm not going to stop.
DiscusTank5, So sorry to hear of your health issue, but so glad to have you back! Don't worry at all about a slow start. Plenty of time to regain strength and come back better than ever. Looking forward to updates as you resume training. I'm guessing that by the spring, you'll want to put a race on the calendar as a motivatonal tool. Again, welcome back!
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I sneaked in a five-mile walk before the next batch of freezing rain hit. It was still slick outside, but it's going to get much worse before it gets better. It resembled a hockey rink in places. This looks like the frozen surface of a lake, pond, or stream, but it's actually glare ice on a road:
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@DiscusTank5, welcome back (from one cancer survivor to another)! Re-starting gradually is hard, but a good plan. Wishing you speedy progress - sensibly speedy, of course. :flowerforyou:1
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Stationary bike, 15k + 3' CD again, took 39 minutes and change, 111W average over the whole thing, 75% Z3, remainder below. Followed with 3 sets of 15 cautious body bar squats to a low stool (because of the funky knees and a historical tendency to tip backwards when squatting ), some dead hangs, and a couple of chin-up negatives (s*cky ones). 2
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Half an hour of ankle, calf and hip physio, followed by half an hour of upper body and core work to balance things out.
Then, at lunchtime, a 7km jog through my local woods that went repeatedly up and down the steepest slopes. My Samsung health app reckons I did over 1,000 ft of ascent, and while I think that’s an overestimate, I don’t think it’s much of one. I even got up the really steep, eroded path without dropping into a walk; admittedly I was virtually jogging on the spot at times, but I’m still proud.
Ow. My legs hurt.3 -
I did another 5.05 mile walk today on a slightly different route. It was much warmer. There was precipitation, and it was not frozen as it was falling. The inundation on the river path was mostly gone. Where there had been water there was instead odd sheets of ice hanging off trees seemingly defying gravity. Lots of down trees to climb over.
The melt-off has started a bit, and it's about to start in earnest. I may awake to mostly clear streets. The news says this is the worst ice storm we've had in 30 years.4 -
@DiscusTank5, welcome back (from one cancer survivor to another)! Re-starting gradually is hard, but a good plan. Wishing you speedy progress - sensibly speedy, of course. :flowerforyou:
Thank you so much, Ann! I went to the gym again today with the hubs and our kids because it was yet another snow day here in NW Arkansas. I walked for about 20 minutes but felt a little dizzy. Hard to admit that even at that low level of working out, I may have been over-doing it. Probably will skip the gym tomorrow in favor of lounging around the house / taking a nap.2 -
I sneaked in a five-mile walk before the next batch of freezing rain hit. It was still slick outside, but it's going to get much worse before it gets better. It resembled a hockey rink in places. This looks like the frozen surface of a lake, pond, or stream, but it's actually glare ice on a road:
Wow! I've never seen that IRL.0 -
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DiscusTank5, So sorry to hear of your health issue, but so glad to have you back! Don't worry at all about a slow start. Plenty of time to regain strength and come back better than ever. Looking forward to updates as you resume training. I'm guessing that by the spring, you'll want to put a race on the calendar as a motivatonal tool. Again, welcome back!
Thank you so much, Djproulx!! I am glad to be back and on this side of the surgery. I admit to thinking about a late May / June tri. The thing is, I've got to see how my body handles those stinkin' chemo pills before I start training.
I miss my bike but really don't want to risk a fall and another hospital trip. And TBH, January is not really the month for out-of-doors biking anyway. So I'm waiting (sort of) patiently.
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Upper Hypertrophy
Incline Bench Press 3x10
DB Bench Press 3x10
BB Row 4x10
Pulldown 3x10 (1 set each hands over, under, neutral-grip)
Face Pull 3x10
Cable Lateral Raise 3x10
Preacher Curl 3x10 (3-second negatives)
Cable Pushdown 3x10 (5-second negatives)
Perloff Press 3x15sec1 -
Lazy day: Casual walk with a friend . . . indoors, because it's still cold and sloppy here. Then a really short stationary bike ride because of needing more days with meters for my current C2 challenge, but I was tired.2
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